Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A.
1895-1973 • British

Refueling at Sea

Signed “Montague Dawson” (lower left)
Oil on canvas

Canvas: 20” high x 30” wide
Frame: 26” high x 36” wide

Refueling at Sea appeared in the April 11, 1942 issue of the British magazine The Sphere.

Considered the master of rendering ships at sea with outstanding realism, Montague Dawson is by far the greatest marine painter of the 20th century. Refueling at Sea is a stunning depiction of a British destroyer refueling and picking up supplies in the South Pacific during the Great Action in The Java Sea. Dawson’s skill at photorealism, as well as his ability to capture move